Tunisian President Kais Saied announced Monday the elaboration of a new electoral Code as part of new changes he wants to induce after seizing all powers on July 25, making it clear that the exceptional measures decreed on July 25 will continue. At an “unannounced” visit to the governorate of Sidi Bouzid, President Kais Saied […]
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COVID-19: Reopening of Tunisian-Libyan borders after over a month-long closure
Borders between Tunisia and Libya are to reopen this Friday Sept.17 after more than one month closure because of COVID-19 pandemic. The reopening decision came after the Tunisian and Libyan committees of security and health reviewed the situation and after ministerial delegations from the two countries agreed at a meeting in Djerba on security and […]
Tunisia crowned champions of African Men’s Volleyball Championship for record 11th time
Tunisia Tuesday bolstered its domination of the African volleyball sports as it clinched for the 11th time the title of African Men’s Volleyball Championship after beating rival Cameroon. The Tunisian men team defeated the Cameroonian squad by 3 sets to 1 in the final game at Kigali Arena. The North African giants started off on […]
Tunisia: Political, civil society activists reject putschist process, affirm commitment to Constitution
Over 90 political and civil society activists affirmed Sunday in a statement “commitment to the 2014 Constitution which crowned the Revolution process,” and rejection “of any attempt to circumvent or violate it,” reported TAP news agency. The statement signatories considered that the latest remarks by the advisor to the President “confirm the putschist process initiated […]
Tunisian security forces nab wanted terrorist
Tunisian security forces, the National Guard, arrested Saturday a takfirist and alleged member of a terrorist group, wanted for terrorism, reports say. The arrest took place in the city of Bizerte, capital of Bizerte governorate, the hometown of the alleged terrorist. The ministry of justice ordered his detention and sentenced him to six years in […]
Kais Saied seeks constitutional change of power structure – Advisor
Tunisian President Kais Saied is working to conduct a constitutional change of the country’s supreme law following his seizure of the governing power and suspension of the parliament since July 25, his adviser Walid Hajjem has told Reuters. “This system cannot continue … changing the system means changing the constitution through a referendum, perhaps … […]
Young man from Sahel subject to committal warrant for threatening to kill Tunisian President
Tunisia’s anti-terrorism judicial center issued a committal warrant Tuesday against a young man from the Sahel region for threatening to assassinate President Kais Saied in Facebook posts. The young man, whose identity has not been revealed, reportedly confessed to having written and disseminated the offending statutes on his Facebook account. The incident comes amid […]
G7 urges Kais Saied to end exceptional measures with clear roadmap
The Group of Seven also known as G7 through their various missions in Tunisia Monday called on President Kais Saied to propose a clear roadmap out of the ongoing exceptional measures including suspension of the parliament and seizure of the executive power that he has taken since July 25 in an alleged attempt to restore […]
US senator urges Tunisian leader to “restore” democracy
US Democrat Senator Chris Murphy Saturday called on Tunisian President Kais Saied to bring back the North African country to the democratic path and swift end to the state of emergency, in reference to the ongoing exceptional measures put in place by the Tunisian President since July 25. The measures include suspension of the parliament […]
Tunisia: World Bank ties release of loan to appointment of a PM with economics background
The World Bank has tied allocation of a loan to Tunisia to a number of conditions including the appointment of an economist as Premier, the Washington-based bank’s Vice President for Middle East and North Africa Ferid Belhaj, who was on a visit to Tunis this week, has revealed. Tunisia has been without a Prime Minister […]









